Spring time = Busy Sport Season for Families
Are you trying to figure out how to feed your family a healthy meal while shuffling your kids to their various sports?
Don’t reach for the fast food. Think Soup! You can make it ahead of time, scoop up a bowl pre-game, post-game or even bring it to the game in a thermos and enjoy while you are watching the game.
The beauty of soup is that it is simple and you can make it into a complete power meal by adding greens, lean protein, and a variety of veggies. Here is one that our family loves – Kale with Italian Turkey Sausage Soup.
Kale Italian-turkey-sausage Soup
The nutrient highlight in this soup is the Kale. Kale is one of the of the healthiest foods you can eat. It tops the list of the most potent antioxidant vegetables and provides 17 essential nutrients, including 100% of the adult RDA for vitamin A and vitamin C in a single serving. It is an especially rich source of the phytochemicals lutein and zeaxanthin now famous for promoting eye and vision health.
What’s really cool is that kale is also a great source of calcium. And did you know that the body absorbs 59% of the calcium in kale while only 32% of the calcium in milk? See this great article from Dr. Scott Skull on calcium sources in plants. So if you want to help your kids (or you) be strong healthy athletes, slip in the kale for strong bones and good vision!
The polenta is used as a thickener, to help make the soup a little heartier. I like using spicy Italian turkey sausage to add a little extra zip; you could also use sweet Italian sausage.